Non-Z3 reminiscing

[Mus Musculus]

I was looking through my photographs and came across this:

I was young, and the livery didn't seem that corny. Anyway, I miss that bike...

 

[hard top]

Now that is a nice bike, not to sure but is it an R1100S ?

 

[andyglym]

Nice mate, my current bike, Honda CB500X 2019 plate. Fast she ain't but perfect for the work commute and much more importantly the Lakes.

Top of Hardknott Pass.

 

[Zephyr]

I was also young, and I still miss her

 

[Mus Musculus]

Yes, it's an R1100S, as raced then by Randy Mamola, 2003. It's somewhere in Poland now...

 

[Mus Musculus]

Sorry @Zephyr, the bike or the girl — really need some details there.

 

[Jack Ratt]

Nice mate, my current bike, Honda CB500X 2019 plate. Fast she ain't but perfect for the work commute and much more importantly the Lakes.
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Top of Hardknott Pass.

Is that a caravan on the back ?

 

[Zephyr]

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Sorry @Zephyr, the bike or the girl — really need some details there.

the bike. Hardly remember the girls name

 

[andyglym]

Is that a caravan on the back ?

Yup

 

[the Nefyn cat]

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I was also young, and I still miss her

So, is that an approved Kevlar swimsuit?

 

[Zephyr]

So, is that an approved Kevlar swimsuit?

It was approved (by me back in the day).

 

[Mus Musculus]

Nice mate, my current bike, Honda CB500X 2019 plate. Fast she ain't but perfect for the work commute and much more importantly the Lakes.

Talking about this, the BMW was the weekend toy, but this was my "commuter" bike (remember commuting? I don't)

2004 Triumph Bonneville T100 (800 cc). Good days!

I don't know, I just feel an urge to go out and buy a bike… Wife doesn't like bikes though, so might not work that well.

 

[Zephyr]

Hey! We seem to have the same taste on bikes.
Had some “commuter” ones also along with my more capable ones.
too old to even think about any more…
Just using a pathetic scooter nowadays and only for short distances within the suburb I live in.
really miss the good old days but too afraid of dying after a cow rammed my a&& with her Escalade while I was stopped at a red light and she was posting to instagram while driving.

 

[Mus Musculus]

Hey, I had a Moto Guzzi Sport 1100 Corsa once! Lost all photographs, sadly.

But, that first pic of the BMW is just incredible. Is that a new take on the R51, or the real thing?

 

[Zephyr]

Restored with full sidecar. Did it all by myself except the paint.
Was sold at an auction, no regrets whatsoever, done 176km in four years after the rebuild, a real garage queen that made 18.000 € + fees.